|
Country of Origin: Uzbekistan
Date of Origin
mid 19th century
Use: cover/wall
hanging
JBOC Comments:
Auction Catalogue Description:
Sotheby's Auctions » Carpets » lot 42
Sale N07977
A LARGE MEDALLION SUZANI
EMBROIDERY, BOKHARA, UZBEKISTAN,
New York 30,000—40,000 USD Session 1
02 Apr 04 10:15 AM
MEASUREMENTS
approximately 9ft. 3in. by 6ft. 3in. (2.82 by
1.90m.)
DESCRIPTION
DATE OF OBJECT
circa 1800
LITERATURE
Franses,
Michael, The Great Embroideries of Bukhara,
London, 2000, fig. A18, p. 60.
Hali, issue 103, p. 61.
PUBLISHED CONDITION NOTE
minor losses to embroidery, hole to ground,
stains,
CATALOGUE NOTE
Large medallion suzani such as the present lot
have an unusually bold and powerful design among
the generally more delicate works of Central
Asian embroidery. The prominent medallion is
supported by a multitude of decorations executed
in a wide variety of color creating a brazen
needlework tour de force. According to Michael
Franses there are 54 large medallion suzani
known, see Franses,
Michael, The Great Embroideries of Bukhara,
London, 2000. The author further classifies
these embroideries into design types A through J,
with the present embroidery being one of the 22
belonging to group A.
For similar examples sold at auction please see
Rippon Boswell, Wiesbaden, November 22, 1997, lot
169; Christie's New York, December 17, 1997, lot
36 and Rippon Boswell, November 20, 1999, lot
173.
|
